# Kelly Fisher, Gareth Potts retain Heyball World titles in Pune 2026-08-15T17:09:44+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet British cueists Kelly Fisher and Gareth Potts successfully defended their titles at the Heyball World Championships in Pune on Saturday. Fisher overcame a late fightback from Thailand's Waratthanun Sukritthanes, winning a shootout 5-3 after a 5-5 tie in regulation time in the women's final. Potts outclassed compatriot Jordan Shepherd 7-4 in the men's final. The Indian challenge ended on Friday, with Laxman Rawat losing 2-7 to Jack Whelan in the men's pre-quarters and Varshaa Sanjeev falling 3-6 to women's second seed Wendy Jans. Potts, a four-time World Pool champion, came through the losers' bracket after an earlier loss to Tobias Bongers. Fisher took home $30,000 for her victory. ## Coverage - newindianexpress.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Gareth Potts, Heyball World Championships, Kelly Fisher, Pune Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/kelly-fisher-gareth-potts-retain-heyball-world-titles-in-pune/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/kelly-fisher-gareth-potts-retain-heyball-world-titles-in-pune/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/